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Mr. Lattanzio, age 44, has been a Class III director of the Company since 1995. He is a member of the Company’s Finance, Risk Management and Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Lattanzio joined Bear Stearns, Inc. in July 2003 as a Senior Managing Director and head of Bear Growth Capital Partners, a private equity group. He previously served as a Managing Director for TD Capital Communications Partners (f/k/a Toronto Dominion Capital), a venture capital investment firm, from July 1999 until July 2002. From February 1998 to March 1999, he was a co-founder and Senior Managing Director of NMS Capital Management, LLC, a $600 million private equity fund affiliated with NationsBanc Montgomery Securities. Prior to NMS Capital, Mr. Lattanzio served in several positions with various affiliates of Bankers Trust New York Corporation for over 13 years, most recently as a Managing Director of BT Capital Partners, Inc. for more than five years. Mr. Lattanzio has experience in a variety of investment banking disciplines, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements and restructuring. Mr. Lattanzio also serves on the Board of Directors of Harlem Furniture, LLC, Avid Health, Inc., New Chapter, Inc., Dairyland Corp., Everything But Water, LLC, Francesca's Holdings Corp., and Crestcom Holdings, Ltd. Mr. Lattanzio received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in 1984. | 